Howard B. McGovern

Howard Benton McGovern (2 June 1891-5 May 1967) was a Ku Klux Klan member from New Jersey.

Biography
Howard Benton McGovern was born on 2 June 1891 in Howell, New Jersey to a family of Protestant English-Americans. McGovern joined the US Army during World War I, and after he returned home from fighting in France he became a doctor. During the Roaring Twenties, he was disturbed by the Harlem Renaissance and the freedoms given to African-Americans, women, Jews, and labor unions, and McGovern joined the Ku Klux Klan; Howell was a KKK stronghold. He took part in protests against the minority groups, and he was an active member for many years.